Netflix film ‘The Angel’ spotlights Egyptian spy who helped Israel
By Naomi Pfefferman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — In 1993, filmmaker Ariel Vromen was part of an Israeli air force rescue unit sent in to Lebanon to…
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UJA Campaign Kickoff features Israeli singing sensation Omer Shaish: September 13
(EJN) – The Edmonton Jewish Federation and United Jewish Appeal are pleased to present a very special campaign kickoff event on Thursday September 13 featuring…
Edmonton Street Performers Festival Receives John Mahon Arts Administrators’ Sabbatical Fund
(September 4, 2018) – Edmonton International Street Performers Festival is pleased to announce they have received the John Mahon Arts Administrators’ Sabbatical Fund through the Edmonton…
Ben Kingsley carried a photo of Elie Wiesel with him while filming ‘Operation Finale’
By Naomi Pfefferman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Ask Ben Kingsley about why he was keen to portray Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in the new film…
Why Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a cautionary tale for 21st-century Jews
By Charles Dunst Spoilers for “BlacKkKlansman” below. NEW YORK (JTA) — In 1965, two young Jewish men, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were murdered along with black…